in2ebook Chapter 249: Another Identity Added
Chapter 249: Another Identity Added
Back to morning.
The day after Cheng Zitong began to leverage her connections to reverse public opinion.
Lin Chen's last competition at this National Games, the men's 400-meter final, is about to begin.
As soon as Lin Chen stepped out of the athletes' tunnel, he was surrounded by a large group of reporters.
"Lin Chen, what are your thoughts on the announcement released by the Cheng Zitong Foundation?"
"Lin Chen, some people think you are morally corrupt. Do you have any objections?"
"Lin Chen, are you planning to give up academics and focus on sports by participating in the National Games this time?"
"Lin Chen, do you have a problem with Cheng Zitong?"
……
A barrage of questions bombarded Lin Chen.
However, to the dismay of the athletes passing by, none of the reporters asked any sports-related questions; instead, they all focused on the verbal sparring between Lin Chen and Cheng Zitong at the Mathematics Award yesterday.
Depend on!
You're sports reporters, okay?
Why is nobody paying attention to today's game?
They've all become entertainment reporters!
Scumbag!
"I'm sorry, Lin Chen still has to participate in the competition. We can talk about any problems after the competition."
Seeing that things were not going well, Coach Ou grabbed Lin Chen and ran into the arena.
After rushing onto the field, he wiped his sweat and gave Lin Chen some serious instructions.
"Lin Chen, don't let things off the field affect you! Remember, no matter what your time is in the semifinals, it doesn't matter; the real result is determined by the final!"
Coach Tian Hong is particularly worried that external events will affect Lin Chen's performance.
After all, the finals are coming up!
The Beijing men's track and field team suffered almost a complete defeat in other running events yesterday, with none of them making it past the semifinals.
If Lin Chen, the only remaining representative, also fails in the finals, then Beijing will have no medals in the running events at this National Games!
To his relief, Lin Chen didn't seem to be affected at all.
"Don't worry, Coach Ou, I understand."
Lin Chen smiled and nodded.
He'd seen the news online, but he didn't care.
Let them say what they want, it won't cost me a penny.
Moreover, the stronger the other party's reaction, the more it shows that they are guilty.
Having put aside external distractions, Lin Chen focused entirely on the 400-meter final.
As predicted before the competition, Ai Lixi and Liang Wentang remain the favorites in this final, and are also Lin Chen's biggest rivals.
At least that's how Lin Chen sees it.
However, from the outside perspective, with Lin Chen's record-breaking performance in the semifinals, he has now become the biggest favorite to win the championship.
Of course, some people are not optimistic about Lin Chen.
The reason is that Lin Chen's running style yesterday seemed very problematic to outsiders.
"Ladies and gentlemen! What you are watching now is the final of the 400-meter sprint at the National Games!"
In the studio, yesterday's female host was discussing the upcoming finals with guest Liu Feiren.
"Liu Feiren, the next event is the men's 400-meter final. In yesterday's semi-final, Lin Chen gave us a big surprise. Now, everyone thinks he is very likely to win the championship. What are your thoughts?"
Liu Feiren analyzed: "Actually, I'm a little worried about Lin Chen. His running style yesterday was too aggressive. He kept accelerating from the start, and this running style makes me very worried about his physical exertion."
In addition, some things happened off-field yesterday, and I'm worried it might affect Lin Chen's mood, so the outcome of this final is really hard to predict.
The female host nodded; she was naturally aware of the online buzz from last night.
"Alright, will Lin Chen be able to win the championship in today's final? Will Ai Lixi and Liang Wentang be able to unleash their full potential under pressure? Let's wait and see!"
……
On the track, Lin Chen had already walked onto the track with the others.
Compared to his relative obscurity on the field yesterday, Lin Chen has now become a rising star attracting everyone's attention.
"God Lin! God Lin! Number one, number one!"
In the audience, countless people waved and shouted at Lin Chen.
Many spectators even held up support signs with Lin Chen's name on them, shouting and jumping for him.
"Lin Chen! Look here!"
Suddenly, Lin Chen heard a familiar voice and turned around.
Chen Xiaoxiao and Lu Han were also there in a corner of the audience!
"Must win!"
Lin Chen waved to them in a flamboyant manner, which drew cheers from the audience next to Chen Xiaoxiao and the others.
With a happy feeling of having a girlfriend, Lin Chen arrived at the starting line.
His adjacent track is Liang Wentang's.
"Lin Chen, you're very good, but I'm sure I'll beat you today!"
Liang Wentang gave Lin Chen a fierce look.
He originally thought that his only opponent was Elixi, but he never expected that he would suddenly have an opponent like Lin Chen.
But no matter who his opponent is, he will not be afraid!
A time of 44.55 seconds is indeed frightening.
But after unleashing such incredible speed in yesterday's semi-final, can you still keep up today?
Anyone who has exercised knows that if you do strenuous exercise, you are likely to feel sore all over the next day.
This is because the anaerobic metabolism of muscles produces a large amount of lactic acid that accumulates in the body.
Therefore, athletes usually hold back before the finals in order to prevent this from happening.
However, Liang Wentang did not believe that Lin Chen's performance yesterday was achieved with some reservations.
Therefore, in his view, Lin Chen's physical condition must be worse than yesterday.
This is your chance!
Let's cheer each other on.
Lin Chen smiled and bumped fists with Liang Wentang.
He didn't know what the other person was thinking, but even if he did, he would probably just laugh it off.
Body aches and pains?
Just kidding, my body, which has been enhanced by the system, has incredible recovery ability.
"On your marks..."
Hearing the starter's shout, Lin Chen arrived at the starting line.
"preparation……"
"boom"
The starting gun fired, and this time Lin Chen did not make the same mistake as before.
After the gunshot, he immediately sprang up and rushed out at top speed.
Just like yesterday, Lin Chen accelerated continuously from the very beginning.
accelerate!
accelerate!
accelerate!
"crazy!"
In the studio, Liu Feiren suddenly stood up.
"Why is he accelerating again from the start? Does he have unlimited stamina?"
The female host took a slip of paper that had just been handed to her and said excitedly, "Liu Feiren, Lin Chen's 200-meter split time is 21.4 seconds! That's even faster than his time in the semifinals!"
"My God! Does that mean he could break into the 44-second barrier?" Liu Feiren's voice trembled slightly.
Lin Chen's figure flashed across the track.
His rivals were left far behind.
Both Ailixi and Liang Wentang looked utterly desperate. Even though they had exerted every ounce of their strength, they found that the distance between them and Lin Chen was only increasing.
Finally, amidst the cheers of countless people, Lin Chen surged ahead, crossing the finish line first.
Lin Chen jogged all the way to the stands where Chen Xiaoxiao and the others were, took off his sportswear, and roared excitedly!
The shouts at the scene suddenly stopped, but were immediately followed by piercing screams of excitement.
The men in the audience fell silent when they saw Lin Chen's muscles and his complete eight-pack abs.
The women all screamed with excitement.
Even the female host in the studio silently swallowed.
Unexpectedly, Lin Chen, a top student, has muscles that are more perfect than many athletes.
Finally, urged by the director, the female host snapped out of her daze. Looking at the results just displayed on the screen, she almost broke into a rage as she exclaimed:
"My God! Unbelievable! Ladies and gentlemen, Lin Chen just ran a time of 43.90 seconds!"
“43秒90！他不但拿下了全国男子400米冠军，更是将龙国男子400米的成绩带入了44秒之内这个从未涉及过的领域！刷新了这个项目的亚洲纪录！”
"He declared to the world that we Chinese can also run in under 44 seconds!"
"Let's cheer for our heroes once again!"
At this moment, Lin Chen had several more identities besides being the genius college student who proved Goldbach's conjecture.
He is a heroic athlete who led the Chinese men's 400-meter race to break the 44-second barrier, a national champion, and the Asian record holder!